The Clarke County Development Foundation is promoting the formation of a countywide healthcare or hospital authority to look into healthcare needs for the county and the possibility of a regional hospital. More...

October has been a quiet time for birds in our yard. Elsewhere, quite a lot has been happening. The fall songbird migration in Alabama, which passes east of us, was recorded through banding sessions at the Fort Morgan State Park Oct. 8-20. More...

Wesley Weaver, the 19-year-old coon hunter who was trapped in a hole in a wooded area off Good Hope Road near Jackson for four days, says he is still a little fatigued and confused from the ordeal. More...

The defense attorney representing a man charged with murder suggested in opening remarks Tuesday that the victim may have been practicing voodoo and other “strange acts” that terrorized the people of the Fool’s Acre Road area of Man More...

Laurie C. Bailey a native of Grove Hill and a resident of Mobile, died on Thursday Oct. 27, 2011 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late George C. and Laurie Carleton of Grove Hill. Mrs. More...

The Leroy Bears completed their region slate with a 42-14 win over county foe Millry last Friday night on Wildcat Hill. The win secures the top seed and the sixth straight region title for the north Washington County Bruins. More...

The seventh-ranked Jackson Academy football team avenged an overtime loss to Sparta Academy last year by pounding the Warriors by a score of 53 – 7 last Friday night at home. JA’s defense held Sparta to 84 rushing yards on 37 attempts. More...

The Sweet Water Bulldogs, playing on the road in McIntosh, accumulated a total of 451 yards of offense while holding the home standing McIntosh Demons to a total of only 60 yards in their 56 – 8 rout of their hosts this past Friday, October 21. More...